Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 67, Hammond, Lake County, 4 September 1909 — Page 1

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tTlEATEaSSt- FORECAST. l'astled with cloud? weather b4 Inral rains tonight or tomorrow. BDITION VOL. IV., NO. 67. i HAMMOND, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1909. ONE CENT PER COPT.

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Boom'ng of Car Manufacturing: In dustry Will Reflect Prosperity on Hammond

3000 ME MEN WANTED

This at Plant - Standard Steel Means 10,000 Additional ResidentsTwo things are prophesied by General Manager liougias of the Standard Steel Car company, in Hammond, that aro of vital Importance to the people of this community. 1. Next year wiil be the banner year In the car manufacturing industry of the United States. The Hammond plant of the Standard Steel Car company w..l be running to its full capacity. 2. With the local plant of the Standard Steel Car company running two shifts, 5,000 men. including laborers and skilled worklngmen will be employed in Hammond and the pay roll will bo double what it has ever been before. These statements are fraught with the greatest significance. It means that next year there will be more men em ployed in Hammond than ever In its j history before and that these men will spend ii large;' amount cf money than j was ever spent by the employes or any Hammond indui'try, including the old G. II. Hammond company. The Standard Steel Car company will then fulfill the promises its builders made when It wes located in this city two years ago and will prove the greatest industry in the eitj-. The city will be crowded out to its

most extreme limits to accommodate j porators are William uancker, Curtis the extra population and it is expected j T. Memer, Jacob L. Tlmmlns of Montithat hundreds of people will be com- I cello, George Goff of Rensselaer and pelled to live in other cities because, George A. Askell of Chicago.

of a lack of hotel facilities and houses in which to live. It Is expected that the whole eastern part of the city will be boomed by the invasion of workingmen and that prosperity such as the city of Hammond has never known before will dawn upon the city. There are very few people who realize what It means to add 3.000 workingmen to the population of the city In the brief space of a few months. Three thousand workingmen will mean eventually that there will be at least 10,000 people added to the population . of the city. As these people become permanent residents they will have to rent or buy homes. They will have to furnish these homes and, most important of all, they will have to continually buy clothes and food. There will not be a person In the city who will not be benefitted by the future activity that is promised here. In the opinion of one of the officials of the Standard Steel Car company these facts should be known by the general public, so that the citizens of Hammond can prepare for the good times that are to come. Those who own property may build houses on It with the assurance that they will be easily rented. Those who contemplate extensions of their business may do so with a degree of se curity, and with six months' warnin? j the people of Hammond should be fair at ' ly prepared to meet the prosperity th is bearing down upon the city. If there are any skeptics let them go out on Columbia avenue and see the steel girders climbing skyward which are to form the skeleton of the new steel passenger car shop, the home of Hammond's newest Industry. f LOSES Dewey Bunting, a 12-year-old East Chicago boy, is at St. Margaret's hospital, Hammond, because of an accident in which he lost his right foot. About 5 o'clock last evening Dewey was on his way to meet his older brother and had waited at a crossing to let a Wabash train pass. He did not notice the approach of another train from the opposite direction. He retained enough presence of mind to save his life, but his right foot became caught under the wheels. He was hurled to the . ground and bruised about the head, unable to move until the entire train had passed over his foot. At the hospital It was necessary to amputate the foot above the ankle. His condition otherwise ia not erloua.

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Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. Incorporates at Indianapolis With $50,000 Capital Stock From Lafayette to Hammond. Another interurban line will soon be seeking admission to the city of Hammond. It is known as the Indiana Northwestern Traction company, and will build from Lafayette to Hammond. The company which will build the line was Incorporated at Indianapolis with capital stock of $50,000. This is the first Interurban that has come to Hanjnond, and In fact to Lake county, from the south. It will give Hammond perfect communication with Lafayette and all of the intervening farming territory, and will greatly add to the importance of this city. A dispatch to The Timb3 from Indianapolis Is to the effect that the lncorDetail Looked for Soon. It Is expected that facts concerning the reliability o?the promoters and the extent of their financial backing will become known in a few days. Local real estate men and the business men of the city have often wondered why the capital could not be secured for the construction of a line from the southern part of the state to Hammond, and the news that such a venture Is projected will be of Interest to every citizen of Hammond. It means that Hammond will be the interurban as well as the railway center of Lake county. UST BIDE THEIR Tl It Is the general belief In Gary that the saloon cases are set for next Tuesday at the opening term of the Porter superior court. The fact of the mat ter, however, is mat tney nave not yei been set for trial and It will probably be at least a month before they will again be brought Into court. It was believed that the fight for the life of the saloons was to be staged In the early part of September, but this cannot be brought about. In speaking of the matter this morning. Judge John H. Gillett, who Is chief counsel for the saloon men, said that he would go to Valparaiso Tuesday, where he would appear at the court call and have the cafe set as early In the calendar as possible. "I am in hopes to have the case set In four or five weeks, during the latter part of the first term," said Judge Gillett. "Of course, the Jury trials are always given precedence and we do not expect to get to trial inside of three or four weeks. BREAK GROUND FOB LOWERING OF SEWERS Lavene Brothers, sewer contractors, this morning broke ground at the corner of Hofcman and Sibley streets for the lowering of the 18-inch sewer from Hohman street to Oakley avenue. The sewer is now only seven feet deep and should be five feet deeper. The work Is being done now in order that there shall be no delay when the Gary interurban enters town with Its tracks. Some people who noticed the work were under the impression that ground was being broken for the interurban.

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KNOTTS TO RUN INDEPENDENT The Times learns on the best of authority that Tom Knotts has decided to kiss a good-bye to the democratic organization in Gary and Lake county and will run on an independent ticket for mayor of the city of Gary. He has permitted the Crolious democracy to usurp the field and acknowledges Crolius as master of the situation. Knotts is now making overtures to Gary republicans to stand for election with him on a Knotts ticket. It is understood that Richard L. Winkler, hitherto considered a republican, will tie up wtth Knotts and run for city clerk. In case he isn't elected, Winkler says will leave Gary at once and study medicine.

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Alleged Clandestine Masonic Lodge Still in West Hammond Organizer Burns Is Said to Have Left City. Has the alleged clandestine Masonic lodge In West Hammond gone to pieces? Attorney H. A. Bixby, one of the members, says he does not know who are the officers or what has become of the money that has been paid into the treasury. He says he joined with the understanding that this lodge would entitle him to the rights and privileges of the Masons in the Hammond temple. He says he has found that so far as the Hammond lodge Is concerned, and the great order of which it Is a part, he Is an outlaw Mason and that he does not propose to continue his relations with this order. Carl Heinz, a West Hammond saloonkeeper, was suggested as a person from whom Information might be secured regarding the alleged West Hammond lodge. Mr. Heinz was seen this morning. "The West Hammond lodge is still intact," said Mr. Heinz. "We hold meetings regularly, and while the member, ship of the lodge Is very small, we are still In existence." To MM-t Tbursdny. "Our next meeting," said he, "will be held next Thursday.when Richard Marino of Chicago will be out to give us a talk." "Is it true," he was asked, "that Mr. Burns, the man who started the West Hammond lodge, has left the city?" "I think he Is In Milwaukee," was the reply. "Another of your members paid he thought Burns was in Minneapolis," was the next suggestion." But Mr. Heinz insisted that he was in Milwaukee. "Do you know what has become of the funds of the order?'.' was the next question, and Mr. Heinz said that so far as he knew the funds of the order were In the hands of local authorities. Mr. Heinz claims that his lodge is chartered by the Universal Masons, whatever that means, although he admits that the order has no standing with American Masons. There are some of the members of the West Hammond order who are be coming skeptical about the lodge they have joined in view of the revelations that have been made regarding clandestine lodges in other parts of the country. KEEP THE BIRD GAGE OPi FIDO TILL OCT. 1 There have been a great many inquiries at the police station regarding the date of the expiration of the mayor's proclamation ordering the muzzling of dogs. Chief of Police Peter Austgen said today that the proclamation Is in force for ninety days after it was issued. As It was Issued on the 1st day of July the date of the expiration of the ninety days will be Oct. 1. This means that there is still nearly four weeks that the canine population of the city will be compelled to wear the muzzles that have worried It so much. In the meantime the police department will see that the dogs are muz zled, and any of those who are found running about without muzzles will be liable to a violent death. See Gary, Ind., from new sight-see lng automobile of Cnited States Land company. It meets all tralr.s.

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DR. HARRY B. HAYWARD. Another Crown Point boy who has made good in his profession and who has come to Hammond to cast his lot with the people of this region, is Dr. Harry B. Hayward, the eye, ear and nose specialist. His practice is limited to these organs and he has been very successful. Dr. Hayward's hobby Is athletics and during his career has starred in many a football game on many a gridiron. He was as well a noted baseball pitcher and had he cared to enter professional baseball circles, he would have no doubt been famous by this time. Dr. Hayward Is a son of W. H. Hayward, the Crown Point artist, and Is as yet reveling In bachelor bliss, but it is reported that a charming Englewood girl Is soon to accompany Dr. Hayward into matrimonial realms.

(Special to Thb Times.) East Chicago, Ind., Sept. 4. One man, ' thought to be Charles Lange. 232 Wilcox avenue, Hammond, was killed, two others Injured and a. score escaped death by a hair at 1 o'clock this afternoon, when the big sewer on One Hundred and Forty-eighth street, near Alder street, caved in. At the hour of going to press one unfortunate victim, trapped like a rat under the debris, pinioned under heavy planks with the water fast rising to drown him. was crying for help. Fifty hands were eager to help him, but great care had to be taken In the rescue work In order not to bury him deeper. Jet I'nmp Refuse to Work. There was no absolute proof that the dead man was Charles Lange of Hammond, the doubt having been emphasized by the denial of Lange's son, who stood on the bank. The man was burled partially under the debris and could not be identified definitely. The two men who were Injured are foreigners, one being Mike Benchck o! Cedar street, Indiana Harbor, and the other, Frank Zlesta, living In the Oklahoma district. The cave-In was due to the fact that the Jet pumps refused to work. The sewer Is being laid in a trench twenty-five feet deep, and a minute after the pump stopped working the water forced the bottom of the plank wall Into the sewer. Panic Seizes Workmen. Twenty-five workmen were in the trench at the time, and most of them realized the approaching danger. They ran along the trench screaming, not knowing where the wall would break first, and yet realizing that the cave-in was Imminent. A score managed to es cape. E OF BEEF Back to the bird feed diet for those who object to paying for a vicious jump in prices of meats. The doleful message that the price of beef had advanced all the way from 2 to 3 cents a pound came to Hammond last evening and was emphasized this morning by the Hammond butchers, who got a good whack at the Sunday dinner marketers. In the language of the trade, the best grade of dressed beef ribs and loins were Increased in the wholesale market 2 and 3 cents a pound. The next best grade was increased cent a pound, and the cost of the cheapest, or the third, was left uncharged.

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The news was brought to East Chicago by a boy, Joseph Spaulding, who summoned doctors and ambulances, and the first report that spread through the region was to the effect that ten or fifteen men had been killed. Contractor F. G. Proudfoot has the contract for the sewer and has expressed the deepest regret on account of the disaster. AU East Chicago at the Scene. A boy who brought the news to East Chicago was greatly excited, and reported that twenty-five men had been caught In the cave-in and were buried alive under tons of sand. The alarm spread like wildfire, and in an incredibly short time it seemed as though all East Chicago had arrived upon the scene. Many of the spectators lent a hand, and with spades and shovels helped In the work of rescue. The sewer builders who had been fortunate enough to escape from the ditch before the cave-in caught them were working like mad to extricate their brother workers, and in this they were given added strength by having the cries of their comrades Imprisoned in their living tomb. Lange Han Hopes. Young Lange, one of those who had been unfortunate enough to escape unharmed, was one of the most agitated of the workmen. It was reported 'that his father had been killed In the cavein, and although torn between hope and doubt as to whether the man known to have perished was his father, he expressed the belief that his father, while undeniably one of those caught In the ditch, was probably not the dead man. He explained that he believed his father had been working with the men whose cries were still to be heard coming from under the tons of quicksand. TAKES The wholesale prices of No. 1 ribs were advanced from 14 to 164 cents a pound. No. 2 ribs were raised from 124 cents to 13 cents, and the third grade remained at 6 cents. No. 1 loins were "boosted", from 16 to 19 cents, and No. 2 loins were posted at 14 cents as contrasted with 13 cents two days ago. Even the first two grades of rounds were "bumped" from and 8 cents to 10 and 9 cents a pound. Still Higher In Retail Shop. These figures are even higher In the retail market. No. 1 ribs, which retailde from 15 to 16 cents a pound, sell today at 18 to 20 cents a pound.

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With Good Weather Big: Labor Day Celebration Promises to be a Record Breaker

TOWRECK THE FLIER

Dope Fiend Arrested After Being Seen to Place Obstructions in Watering Trough Has Bacf Police Record. Mike Durhan, a negro dope fiend, was arrested yesterday by Special Officer Dolan of the Michigan Central railroad at East Gary on the charge of attempting to wreck the Michigan Central flyer. At a point near East Gary the Michigan Central railroad maintains a long trough where the engine takes water on the fly. A pipe Is lowered into this trough and the water is scooped up while the train la going at the rate of twenty-five to thirty-five miles an hour. The crime with which Durhan is eharged is that of placing a number of hard wood sticks of wood in the trough. These might easily have caused considerable trouble and possibly a wreck If they had not been discovered. Caught In the Art. Durhan was seen to place the obstruction in the trough and it Is said that there will be several reputable witnesses to appear against him when the time comes. Durhan lives in Terre Haute and is said to have a bad police record. In fact, he admitted to the police that he had killed another negro and upon being found guilty he served three years In the penitentiary. When arrested and searched a quantity of cocaine was found on his person. He admitted that he was addicted to the use of cocaine and that he could not get along without It. To the Gary police the negro looks like a bad actor and they will be only too glad if this offense will serve to get him out of the community for a number of years. LOSS HOT SO GREAT ' ASAHflGIPATED Closing Day of Lake CountyFair Brings Up the Receipts. (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind.. Sept. 4. The fiftyfirst annual Lake county fair closed last night, proving somewhat of a money-losing venture to the society, and In some respects a disappointment to the people who attended. The weather, which was at no time favorable to the drawing of good crowds, the breaking ol contracts by the amusement concern and the raise In the price of admission are now regarded as the three prime factors that materially lessened the gate receipts, and although the society will not lose the amount first antici pated, the deficit will be large enough to make them do some tall financiering to pay out. Yesterday's crowd was about half the size of that which usually congregates on the last day of the fair, but the heavy rains of Thursday niilht made the race track soft and muddy and only one race was pulled off in the slowest kind of time, the majority of the race horse owners refusing to enter their steeds to fill out the afternoon's program cf races. One adverse condition after another has confronted the management, and the event which started in such an auspicious manner on Tuesday and bid fair to be a record-breaking one, ended last night in what to the management seemed near-failure. The finances of the society have not been adjusted as yet, but it la anticipated that they will be found on the small side of the ledger when the recepits and expenditures are balanced. Meet at the Labor Day picnic at Spring Hill Grove, St. John, and. we

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Splendid Pageant to Be a Feature of Gigantic Demonstration. Barring bad weather the big Labor Day celebration at East Chicago for the entire county next Monday ought to be a record-breaker. One of the blgf! features of the day, of course, will be1 the parade. Every trade and class of labor, which Is organized, will be represented and some the locals have made preparations for something on the fancy order. The floats, too, will be a feature. The parade Itself will be divided into two divisions and willhave two bands. It begins at 10 o'clock In the morning and disbands at Saw Mill park. The official line of march will be as follows: Line of March. Beginning at the corner of Baring" avenue and Chicago avenue, it will head down Baring avenue to One Hundred and Fiftieth street. On the latter street to Magoun avenue and on Magoun avenue to One Hundred and Forty-fourth street; on One Hundred and Fcrty-fourth street to Forsythe avenue; on Forsythe avenue to Chicago avenue and on Chicago - to OJcott avenue; on bfcott awnue to One Hundred tContlnued on PaKo Seven.) SISTER-IN-LAW IS PnlGliESlEIIT McAleer's Trotting Mare Wins Two $300 Purses in Two Weeks. ENTERED IN OTHER EVENTS Scheduled to Trot at Aneola and Kendallville in trie Near Future. Sister-in-Law, Attorney W. J. MacAleer's trotting mare, who won for him two $300 purses in two weeks in the 2:35 trot at Laporte and the 2:28 trot at Crown Point, is scheduled to enter a number more races in the northern Indiana and northwestern circuits. Mr. MacAleer has already been offered a handsome pric- for the mare, but at her present going will not part with her for less than $2,500. It is the lnt'-ntion if the owner of Slster-in-Law to enter her at the Valparaiso fair next we.k In the 2:45 trot and the 2:2S trot, i-ach ev-nt carrying a purse with it for $300. Her next booking is for the Klkhart county fair at Goshen, when; she Is to bo entered for the 2:30 trot on Wednesday, Sept. 13. and the 2:24 trot for the following Friday. Circumstances permitting, she will go to the Angola fair, where she may be nt Ted in the 2:30 trot Thursday. S. pt. 22. find in the 2:24 trot on the following Friday. Her entry at Kendallville in two events for $300 purses for each will probably !. the last before she Roe to Spring-n.-ld. where she will b? entered in the $ 1.000 stake in a 2:30 vent. Should the mare kerp up her winning gait she will undoubtedly be a' gooI financial venture for her owner, not to' mention the gratification he enjoys la thus indulging his fancy for the turf. Schools Open Tuesday. Two days more and the Hammond public schools will be open for the year of 1503-10. The school teachers have been getting back from their vacations and there are scores of them who hava; arrived today. Many of the students who have been working during their summer vacation, have nult their jobs and are now ready for their year's work in the schools. Others, who have been on summer vacation trips, have returned and In another week Hamrr. nd"s population will be increased by practically all of its people who have left the city foe the seaeon.